General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: A reminder to think before you speak - Israel and Palestine edition [View all]steve2470
(37,457 posts)1- In general, I support Israel, as long as they obey international law.
2- I support the right of the Palestinians to have a separate state and to be free from interference.
3- Both sides (Israel, Hamas, and other militant organizations) are to blame over the last 66 years. How much, I'm not an expert.
4- The killing needs to stop NOW, from both sides, especially Israel.
5- Israel has gone way over the line, from simple "self-defense" to conducting a war.
6- A negotiated permanent peace is necessary, with adequate land granted to the Palestinians to have their own state and with borders completely opened to conduct the operations of normal living.
7- Comparisons to Nazi Germany are a) inaccurate, b) offensive to the Holocaust survivors, c) tend to diminish the absolutely horrific scope of the Holocaust, and d) not necessary. EVERYONE outside of Israel wants the killing to stop !